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Lilting, inversions, and stray dogs: Top 10 Asian movie selections of 2014

January 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly I saw this year in Asian film as anime-heavy, but with a number of laudable live-action pictures in the bargain. Here are my picks for the Top 10 Asian Pacific American films for this year. 10. “Patema Inverted,” directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, starring Yukiyo Fujii, Nobuhiko Okamoto, and Shinya […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, At the Movies Tagged With: 2014, Aki Asakura, Andrew Hamlin, Asian Pacific American, Chen Shiang-chyi, Cheng Pei-pei, Ghost Whispers, Isao Takahata, Kengo Kora, Miori Takimoto, Northwest Asian Weekly, Stray Dogs, Takeo Chii, Tsai Ming-liang, censorship

“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”

October 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Frequently in “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” anime director Isao Takahata’s first film in 14 years, the edges of the frame seem unfinished, fading into white.  This directs the viewer’s attention to the center of the frame, to whatever action, in whatever colors.  Then gradually, the frame fills […]

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2014, Aki Asakura, Andrew Hamlin, Capitol Hill, East Roy Street, Harvard Exit Theatre, Isao Takahata, Kazuo Oga, Lady Sagami, Northwest Asian Weekly, Princess Kaguya, Princess Little Bamboo, Seattle, Shogo Furuya, Vol 33 No 45 | November 1 - November 7, attention

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